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-- into facebook? >> you could change something that each person was in control of the representation people put on their profile. one of the unique thing was privacy controls. that was only possible if you had a system that knew who people where. you can amend the way you portrait yourself. what facebook has provided as a set of tools that people -- let people ramiya. -- remediate. on the small side, someone posts a picture of you and you want them to put it down. facebook is designed to like a billion person conflict resolution machine. diminishes the current work they do but it also has of these other features in terms of getting people back to the person they're having a dispute with. give them some numbers because the scale of it is like ridiculous. there are 7 billion photos of bloated every week. we are dumping massive amounts of published content. the internet in the 1990's, were trying to imagine it, it was like these web pages and it would -- a new web page would get treated and a few hundred
-- into facebook? >> you could change something that each person was in control of the representation people put on their profile. one of the unique thing was privacy controls. that was only possible if you had a system that knew who people where. you can amend the way you portrait yourself. what facebook has provided as a set of tools that people -- let people ramiya. -- remediate. on the small side, someone posts a picture of you and you want them to put it down. facebook is designed to...
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then the evolution of facebook as told by the facebook engineer who created the "like" button, newsfeed, and timeline. >> and you change this army so it becomes a volunteer army, code finder soldiers in the labor market. go find them in the villages and towns in america. we did that. we created a splendid force of young men and women who are willing to serve their country as volunteers. the had the same tradition, the same culture, the same loyalty and dedication as any other generation of americans have ever gone before them. they proved themselves in the gulf war and the panama bay. they proved themselves in the last 10 years in iraq and afghanistan. we have to keep in mind something that president lincoln said, to care. never forget that they are carrying the american spirit. they are carrying the american traditions with them. when they get injured, when they get hurt, or when they come back to be reintegrated into society, we have to be ready to care for them. not just the federal governments, their fellow citizens. >> more about the trip and of returning veterans with colin powell
then the evolution of facebook as told by the facebook engineer who created the "like" button, newsfeed, and timeline. >> and you change this army so it becomes a volunteer army, code finder soldiers in the labor market. go find them in the villages and towns in america. we did that. we created a splendid force of young men and women who are willing to serve their country as volunteers. the had the same tradition, the same culture, the same loyalty and dedication as any other...
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you can also reach us on facebook and e-mail. talk to us about while you got involved in the senate. what were some of the most memorable experiences you had as a senate staffer? guest: i was lucky. i first intern in the senate one day after graduating from college. i got and internships with a liberal republican from york, one of the great senators of all time. i got hooked on the senate and decided to go to law school and came back six years later and was able to work for gaylord nelson and robert byrd. i finished with jay rockefeller as his first chief of staff. i had many memorable experiences, which are not in the book because the book is not a memoir. it is a narrative history. i had a responsibility for trying to write the senate ethics code, lead the effort to write the senate ethics code. i spilled water all over ed muskie when he was angry at us for taking away his honoraria. i had many experiences there. it was a time when the senate, because of the great people in the senate and the way it operated. it was a magnet fo
you can also reach us on facebook and e-mail. talk to us about while you got involved in the senate. what were some of the most memorable experiences you had as a senate staffer? guest: i was lucky. i first intern in the senate one day after graduating from college. i got and internships with a liberal republican from york, one of the great senators of all time. i got hooked on the senate and decided to go to law school and came back six years later and was able to work for gaylord nelson and...
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go to our facebook page. watch the results in the presidential race and the governor's and house and senate contest across the country. we'll have live coverage of the victory and concession speeches and focus on some of the key and competitive senate races and get your reaction throughout the night by phone, e-mail, facebook and twittered. live coverage starts tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> i watch the morning journal and i like the give-and-take there and the balanced approach. i also like to hear the callers. some of them are unusual to say the least. some of them are thought- provoking. c-span is everywhere. it is that every event, a small hearings, public policy because downtown -- c-span just seems to be there. >> c-span -- created by american of cable companies in 1979 and brought to you as a public- service by your television provider. >> vice-president joe biden has arrived. president obama has been playing basketball, and election day tradition with him. mitt romney is wrapping up his last campaign sto
go to our facebook page. watch the results in the presidential race and the governor's and house and senate contest across the country. we'll have live coverage of the victory and concession speeches and focus on some of the key and competitive senate races and get your reaction throughout the night by phone, e-mail, facebook and twittered. live coverage starts tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> i watch the morning journal and i like the give-and-take there and the balanced approach. i also like...
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does it mean twitter where there are a lot of partisans going back and forth or does it mean facebook where you see 88 of your friends posting i just voted for barack obama and i'm really happy about it? or do you mean the campaign the president invested in heavily to understand who they're voters were and whether or not they have shown up? or the fact that they sent -- that and that pressure you to do it. i'm not sure about the answers, but i will give a shout out to the author of "the victory lab it made an enormous difference from knowing not only where the voters were but what their attitudes were and that information you put out there on the internet just by buying a book on amazon or putting your marital status, it does really matter. to the issue of women and reproductive rights, what was fascinating to me was when susan g. coleman decided to stop funding planned parenthood. that became one of the biggest social media stories. people who are not politically active or engaged in issues like that were more exercised on that issue than anything else. to the young up voter point --
does it mean twitter where there are a lot of partisans going back and forth or does it mean facebook where you see 88 of your friends posting i just voted for barack obama and i'm really happy about it? or do you mean the campaign the president invested in heavily to understand who they're voters were and whether or not they have shown up? or the fact that they sent -- that and that pressure you to do it. i'm not sure about the answers, but i will give a shout out to the author of "the...
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you can also reach us via social media on twitter, facebook, or even send us an email. our first call for amy kremer comes from shelly in alabama. she's on our line for democrats. go ahead, shelly. shelly, are you there? caller: hello. hi, everyone. guest: hi. caller: my -- i'm calling from my state, georgia, is republican, but the tea party, i know it came about after obama, president obama's election. it was the first time. i just don't understand why we all can't get together. i know that america is based on individuality and people wanting to have a piece of the pie, but why -- it just appears that the tea party is so divisive, and i don't understand that. you know, sometimes it appears that since president obama has become president, that i've never seen so much disrespect for the office of president. oip amy kremer? guest: well, thanks for your comment, shelly, and i would to say we're not divisive. i mean, we've gone after republicans and democrats alike. we are an issues-oriented movement, focused on fiscal responsibility, limited government, free markets. that'
you can also reach us via social media on twitter, facebook, or even send us an email. our first call for amy kremer comes from shelly in alabama. she's on our line for democrats. go ahead, shelly. shelly, are you there? caller: hello. hi, everyone. guest: hi. caller: my -- i'm calling from my state, georgia, is republican, but the tea party, i know it came about after obama, president obama's election. it was the first time. i just don't understand why we all can't get together. i know that...
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plus, your calls, e-mail, and feedback from facebook and twitter. you can access interactive maps and election results, update on the balance of power in congress and track state ballot initiatives. >> barack obama won the 2008 presidential election with 53% of the popular vote, 365 electoral votes. john mccain led a 46% of the popular vote and 173 electoral votes. he spoke to his supporters in phoenix after phoning president obama and conceding the race. >> thank you for coming here on this beautiful arizona evening. my friends, we have come to the end of a long journey. the american people have spoken and they have spoken clearly. a little while ago, i had the honor of calling senator barack obama to congratulate him -- [booing] congratulate him on being elected president of this country we both love. in a contest this long and difficult as this campaign has been, his success commence my respect for his ability and perseverance. but that he managed to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of americans who was wrongly believed they have
plus, your calls, e-mail, and feedback from facebook and twitter. you can access interactive maps and election results, update on the balance of power in congress and track state ballot initiatives. >> barack obama won the 2008 presidential election with 53% of the popular vote, 365 electoral votes. john mccain led a 46% of the popular vote and 173 electoral votes. he spoke to his supporters in phoenix after phoning president obama and conceding the race. >> thank you for coming...
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host: you can send us an email or join us on facebook or twitter. what surprised you about the election tuesday? guest: what surprised me was the obama victory. 5% of the people that are independent voters. i think it was a very decisive victory. and all of those stories we were reflecting on before hand, that this would take months to figure out, this will go to the house of representatives, president obama won the electoral vote. pretty solid. he won the popular vote, which is decisive. he won eight out of nine of the battleground states that we were told they were so close, they could have gone to mitt romney. host: where the polls wrong? what is going on? -- were the polls wrong? what is going on? guest: every night on the news, what led the news. -- what led the news? the latest gallup poll. they have not been right since they were wrong in 1946. i must say, nate got it right on the blog. host: good morning. caller: i noticed throughout the campaigning that republican politicians have like complete contempt for the republican voter. mitt romney
host: you can send us an email or join us on facebook or twitter. what surprised you about the election tuesday? guest: what surprised me was the obama victory. 5% of the people that are independent voters. i think it was a very decisive victory. and all of those stories we were reflecting on before hand, that this would take months to figure out, this will go to the house of representatives, president obama won the electoral vote. pretty solid. he won the popular vote, which is decisive. he...
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now, it is propagated across twitter or facebook. most of my friends, certainly my younger brother, are consuming, content through facebook or twitter. that is not just mainstream media. it is produced by friends of theirs. that increases horizontally, friends of friends. that destabilizes the traditional top-down communication, and undermines the value of an incremental dollar for the campaign. it increases the value of people. >> watching my younger son consume media, a great investment for obama would be to invest in ads in surf videos. to what extent is all of this the preserve of an upper- middle-class, college-educated slice of society? is what is happening here truly engaging all americans? is it a way one slice is finding more like-minded folks, but not reaching beyond? >> this is one of the things we are excited and surprised about. empowering the least powerful. the biggest differentiation are those that had no voice. the most consistent example is foreclosures. a huge number of campaigns, local campaigns, of people kicked
now, it is propagated across twitter or facebook. most of my friends, certainly my younger brother, are consuming, content through facebook or twitter. that is not just mainstream media. it is produced by friends of theirs. that increases horizontally, friends of friends. that destabilizes the traditional top-down communication, and undermines the value of an incremental dollar for the campaign. it increases the value of people. >> watching my younger son consume media, a great investment...
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build us a program to use facebook to get them to organize their friends. he said that is going to be hard and expensive. i complained about how expensive it was and then we built it. >> what did you learn from him a political person would never have seen? >> what did i learn? i think what he learned. if he was sitting on the stage, he would say that in the end, they did a lot of things to make door knocking easier. that is what this is about. he said this to me, all of these people in his room and in every door around the country were doing it because of barack obama. we got people to take pay cuts and giveaway golden parachutes because they wanted to work for barack obama. >> is that true, this was the most expensive in history? >> totally. we had to weigh more than last time. we registered with more voters. we had more volunteers. 2008 was a magical campaign. 2012, we finally got good at it. we spent five years learning how to do it. the best story, in august, i went to a convention in ohio. this amazing team leader said to me, the simplest thing about t
build us a program to use facebook to get them to organize their friends. he said that is going to be hard and expensive. i complained about how expensive it was and then we built it. >> what did you learn from him a political person would never have seen? >> what did i learn? i think what he learned. if he was sitting on the stage, he would say that in the end, they did a lot of things to make door knocking easier. that is what this is about. he said this to me, all of these people...
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a few other facebook comments this morning. budget reduction, immigration reform and education -- we will go now to seth from oklahoma on the republican line. what are your priorities for the second time? caller: right now i am a server at the hili's chain. i see polls all the time before the presidential race. i do not make judgments. i can see an amount of people that i meet that have seen what obama has done for them. two people have college degrees and they cannot find a job. three people going to vacation all school and they cannot get in the -- they cannot get -- vocational school and they cannot get on at the air force base. the people who have no will -- they do not want to get better. they do not want to better themselves or their education. they are on the food stamps, the welfare, the obamacare. host: you want the president to continue his jobs focus from the previous four years and reform other programs? caller: newt gingrich, i did not vote for him in the primaries, but one thing he really focused on was if you're
a few other facebook comments this morning. budget reduction, immigration reform and education -- we will go now to seth from oklahoma on the republican line. what are your priorities for the second time? caller: right now i am a server at the hili's chain. i see polls all the time before the presidential race. i do not make judgments. i can see an amount of people that i meet that have seen what obama has done for them. two people have college degrees and they cannot find a job. three people...
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and you can continue the conversation on our facebook page. greta brawner has been following the results all morning. what do you have? >> we have an update on the montana senate race. a winner has been called, democratic incumbent john tester will return to the senate. he beat out the republican 49% to 45%. it has been called by the associated press. it has not been quite updated for us, but it has been called. moving on to north dakota, heidi heitkamp is edging out the republican by about 3000 votes is what we are hearing from his reports. will continue to watch receive a winner is called. moving on to the house, florida's 18th district, t party-backed out west -- tea- party-backed alan west is trailing by less than 3000 votes in that race. arizona 1st district also not called as of yet. the democratic challenger is leading with 49% to 45% over the republican. arizona's second also not called yet today. and arizona as ninth seed also not called. we will continue to watch these races. and moving on to california, california's seventh, you can
and you can continue the conversation on our facebook page. greta brawner has been following the results all morning. what do you have? >> we have an update on the montana senate race. a winner has been called, democratic incumbent john tester will return to the senate. he beat out the republican 49% to 45%. it has been called by the associated press. it has not been quite updated for us, but it has been called. moving on to north dakota, heidi heitkamp is edging out the republican by...
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but in the post to facebook, he asks -- we start with rocky. if you had the opportunity to write one constitutional amendment with an absolute guarantee it would be approved by congress and then following that, what would you amend? >> i have already written it -- please take a look at our website -- it is the new equal rights amendment promising that equal rights under law and will never be a bridge on account of gender or sexual orientation. [applause] it is time we had federal protection for members of our community lgbt and prohibit discrimination on account of gender. that amendment failed by not getting the approval only three states in this country. it is high time we revived and had sexual orientation and gender identification and make that statement as a nation that we will never allow discrimination on those grounds of again. [applause] >> do you think that would pass today? >> i think it would pass if the people made it clear that we insist upon and there will be a heavy political price paid by anyone in congress or in the white hous
but in the post to facebook, he asks -- we start with rocky. if you had the opportunity to write one constitutional amendment with an absolute guarantee it would be approved by congress and then following that, what would you amend? >> i have already written it -- please take a look at our website -- it is the new equal rights amendment promising that equal rights under law and will never be a bridge on account of gender or sexual orientation. [applause] it is time we had federal...
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the venture from the fact facebook, a decade ago they were in silicon valley. good that says the context of. -- that sets the context. the one area congress did work together in a bipartisan way was just starting the job site. illegalized crown funding. it is important for entrepreneurs. >> you like the free market. >> i like entrepreneurs, but government has zero set the context. -- house to set the context. there is more work to be done. there is a bill but was introduced in a bipartisan way that deals with high skilled immigration, some of the issues over regulations. now they are focused on passing the start of. we take the step and focus on creating these new industries. while we are having these discussions, other nations are racing forward, but i look at it like the glass is half full. >> can i invite some pessimism? >> i am fundamentally optimistic that now that i am in this town i drink every night. it is unbelievable. we have big problems. if you think about the structure, we have huge programs that are serving older americans, and those are crushing
the venture from the fact facebook, a decade ago they were in silicon valley. good that says the context of. -- that sets the context. the one area congress did work together in a bipartisan way was just starting the job site. illegalized crown funding. it is important for entrepreneurs. >> you like the free market. >> i like entrepreneurs, but government has zero set the context. -- house to set the context. there is more work to be done. there is a bill but was introduced in a...
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not just facebook in the heat of the square but the peaceful march across the world mobile phone. across the parched land of the dense rain forests of the congo. technology is transforming things. everything is speeding up. everything is opening up. if i can talk about something i actually know about for a moment, this reminds me of the arrival of punk rock in the mid- 70's. the clash was the very base of the rock-and-roll pyramid. overnight they gave the finger to be dreadful business that was at the top of the pyramid. it was called progressive rock. epix song, know the lyrics. great reviews. -- epic songs, no good lyrics. great reviews. but the band made no pretense of being better than the audience appeared they were the audience. virtuosity was out. the clash were like a public- service announcement with the cars. -- guitars. they gave u2 the idea that social activism could make for a good social right. i would like to point out none of your professors as ever draw the connection between the arab spring and the clash. [applause] [laughter] little intermission. ok. sharpen you
not just facebook in the heat of the square but the peaceful march across the world mobile phone. across the parched land of the dense rain forests of the congo. technology is transforming things. everything is speeding up. everything is opening up. if i can talk about something i actually know about for a moment, this reminds me of the arrival of punk rock in the mid- 70's. the clash was the very base of the rock-and-roll pyramid. overnight they gave the finger to be dreadful business that was...
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join us on our facebook page or send us an e-mail or tweet. let's turn to the policy side of this speaker boehner telling the republicans to basically fall in line. he said let john boehner be john boehner he can negotiate a deal with the president without getting pressure from tea party caucus members. guest: i agree. let john boehner be in a position to negotiate from a position of strength not from a position of looking over his shoulder and having to second guess and ultimately a position of weakness going into these talks with the president. the spt emboldened and he could say john boehner i don't need you and if you keep this i'm going to run against your entire congress and all of you are going to be gone. he's looking at the longer ball as well. you have all these house members who will be in their fourth year by the time they get to 2014 and if there has been no movement. if the country perceives republicans are not working trying to resolve the problems, then guess what happens in two years. the public will turn and say that's it. we
join us on our facebook page or send us an e-mail or tweet. let's turn to the policy side of this speaker boehner telling the republicans to basically fall in line. he said let john boehner be john boehner he can negotiate a deal with the president without getting pressure from tea party caucus members. guest: i agree. let john boehner be in a position to negotiate from a position of strength not from a position of looking over his shoulder and having to second guess and ultimately a position...
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with major tech companies like amazon and facebook setting up developer centers, this is now becoming the fastest-growing technology cluster anywhere in the world. we will be publishing new strategies for aerospace and ameritech, alongside it clear, offshore renewable and more to come. this strategic government action is vital if britain is to win in the global race. a modern industrial strategy will only true the work if it addresses a number of vital issues. first, pursuing a modern industrial strategy does not mean of being anti-finance. tell me this, which sector, which single sector of the economy contributed and eighth of all government revenue, even during the recession? which sector has a significant trade surplus, in which the actor underpins jobs for 2 million people with more than two-thirds outside london? of course, it is our financial- services. yes, some utterly terrible mistakes were made, and they need to be addressed properly so they can never happen again, but those who think the answer is just to trash the banks, would end up trashing britain. i say recognize the e
with major tech companies like amazon and facebook setting up developer centers, this is now becoming the fastest-growing technology cluster anywhere in the world. we will be publishing new strategies for aerospace and ameritech, alongside it clear, offshore renewable and more to come. this strategic government action is vital if britain is to win in the global race. a modern industrial strategy will only true the work if it addresses a number of vital issues. first, pursuing a modern...
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we have already been getting a few comments on facebook. we want to start of christopher's from minnesota, he writes in, the electoral college needs to go away. john from maryland -- in other non-swing state writes -- my view is that the media has made too much out of the debates and hasn't focused enough of its energy on the ground with actual voters and personal stories. and finally, my goal from massachusetts writes, since my vote will not matter, have put my energy into getting democratic support for president obama when he is reelected, elizabeth warren for senate. we want to hear from those in non-swing states this morning. the phone lines are open. as we are waiting for you to call, i will point to the front page of usa today. the headline -- four days to seal the deal. after a brief campaign hiatus' courtesy of hurricane sandy, president obama and mitt romney resumed campaigning. the candidate's weekend travel schedules made it clear where the election was likely to be decided. obama was slated to return to ohio today. saturday, sun
we have already been getting a few comments on facebook. we want to start of christopher's from minnesota, he writes in, the electoral college needs to go away. john from maryland -- in other non-swing state writes -- my view is that the media has made too much out of the debates and hasn't focused enough of its energy on the ground with actual voters and personal stories. and finally, my goal from massachusetts writes, since my vote will not matter, have put my energy into getting democratic...
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they have 700 million users on facebook but it is only creating a few jobs. do you see the kind of innovation -- innovation that is a job created? >> that is working hard to get good news and bad news. >> he struck a bit of a court and got some reviews of. >> when you go out to san jose today and it has been this way all through the credit crisis, there is more jobs -- than people. the last i was there every time i go there, i checked. in the city of san jose, you had 14 jobs that had been unfilled. that will speak to other issues we have with respect to immigration policy. obviously, the ripple effect through the economy from these high tech jobs is quite strong and could be a second order impact. if he is recommending that we don't want these companies to grow -- >> no, no. >> the question is what else do we have to do besides dominate high-technology. i can see that as a valid question. >> yes, over there. >> thanks very much. i would be interested to know, back to the group of chief executive officers, who are of one mind about needing to reduce the defic
they have 700 million users on facebook but it is only creating a few jobs. do you see the kind of innovation -- innovation that is a job created? >> that is working hard to get good news and bad news. >> he struck a bit of a court and got some reviews of. >> when you go out to san jose today and it has been this way all through the credit crisis, there is more jobs -- than people. the last i was there every time i go there, i checked. in the city of san jose, you had 14 jobs...
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newspaper, there are going to have to file a blog, if there are going to have to tweet, do a little facebook number, the only thing i never see for which adequate time has been left is reporting. i sometimes wonder how they find the time to actually gather the material, but it is all there. we have a more immediate available to us today. more means of communicating information than have ever existed in the history of the world. we are so enchanted, though, with our ability to be fast, that i think there is sometimes a lost connection with what we are saying and why. >> i want to pursue that, but i want to ask you first -- why did you even get into this business? >> if i got into it for, probably, much the same reason you did. if that is unfair, because what i'm going to say, i do not think there would have been terribly good at anything else. [laughter] when i was born, and spent the first 13 years of my life in england, my father listened to the bbc. during world war ii to. i was just a little kid in those days. at least, my memory may be playing tricks on me, but i think i still remember h
newspaper, there are going to have to file a blog, if there are going to have to tweet, do a little facebook number, the only thing i never see for which adequate time has been left is reporting. i sometimes wonder how they find the time to actually gather the material, but it is all there. we have a more immediate available to us today. more means of communicating information than have ever existed in the history of the world. we are so enchanted, though, with our ability to be fast, that i...
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twitter, facebook, and e-mail. larry, what is the center for politics and what do you all cover? guest: expressing. the university of virginia center for politics, which is online, is a disorganization and refocus on citizen participation - is a diversity organization and it focuses on citizen participation. we have a couple million young people in elementary and secondary schools participating in all 50 states, defense department schools around the world, we tally that up and they go not just for president but on all other local races for senate, house, and governor, and so on. it get them involved and they get a lot of training and head of the election. we have our crystal ball operation of. every thursday morning at 6:00 a.m. we come out with our latest projections and predictions on the elections. last week recalled the house of representatives for the republicans. we believed they will get about the same number of seats they have right now. today at 6:00 a.m. this morning, crystal ball, we call the senate is leaning heavily toward the democrats, we think they will get 52 sea
twitter, facebook, and e-mail. larry, what is the center for politics and what do you all cover? guest: expressing. the university of virginia center for politics, which is online, is a disorganization and refocus on citizen participation - is a diversity organization and it focuses on citizen participation. we have a couple million young people in elementary and secondary schools participating in all 50 states, defense department schools around the world, we tally that up and they go not just...
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join our three-hour conversation with your calls, emails, tweets and facebook comments, live sunday at noon eastern on book tv's "in depth" on c-span 2. >> over the next couple of weeks during the week on "washington journal," each day we'll be focusing on a specific aspect of the fiscal cliff. this morning the focus was on the extension of the so-called bush-era tax cuts. harold: we're going to look at the bush era income tax cuts. the ones passed in 2001 and 2003 and then again in 2010 under this administration. joining us to discuss this today is zach of "the washington post." if i could just begin with when did the bush income tax cuts take effect, what were the years and why? what was happening? guest: the bush tax cuts originally took effect in 2001 and 2003. and they mainly involved cuts in regular income tax rits as well as investment income rates and the idea was basically twofold. one was at the time it's hard to believe now, but at the time we had projected huge surpluses because of the strong economy of the 1990's and the deficit reduction plans that had been put in place i
join our three-hour conversation with your calls, emails, tweets and facebook comments, live sunday at noon eastern on book tv's "in depth" on c-span 2. >> over the next couple of weeks during the week on "washington journal," each day we'll be focusing on a specific aspect of the fiscal cliff. this morning the focus was on the extension of the so-called bush-era tax cuts. harold: we're going to look at the bush era income tax cuts. the ones passed in 2001 and 2003 and...
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you can tweet or use facebook. if you don't know how, there are kids up here that are 10 years old and they can show you how to do it. you can talk to people at church on sunday or at work on monday, there are thousands of people here. make five phone calls, ask them to make five phone calls, that will be 50,000 people and mitt romney will be the next president of the united states thoonks you the common wealth of virginia. ladies and gentlemen it's now my pleasure to introduce to you my former seat mate in the house of delegates, eric cantor. he has done a great job. he understands the limited government works best for the people of the united states. he's the champion for the free enterprise system. so please welcome, our great leader from the united states congress, your majority leader,, eric cantor. >> [applause] >> thank you. thaurning very much. -- thank you very much. i want to thank all of you for your hard work which and i know it seems like an awful long time we've been at . this but it's just five more
you can tweet or use facebook. if you don't know how, there are kids up here that are 10 years old and they can show you how to do it. you can talk to people at church on sunday or at work on monday, there are thousands of people here. make five phone calls, ask them to make five phone calls, that will be 50,000 people and mitt romney will be the next president of the united states thoonks you the common wealth of virginia. ladies and gentlemen it's now my pleasure to introduce to you my former...
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we have been pushing as much information as we can out through social media, our own facebook page, but i understand your concern that people don't have power, don't have internet, they are not going to see that. we will be in touch with you and we appreciate the ability to use u.s. another mechanism for our reach. -- use you as another mechanism for our reach. >> we have time for two more questions. >> this is for craig. i want to get an idea, now that people are moving more into recovery mode, when the recovery centers might open where people can go and get information about -- i know that people are registering on line, and i'm just wondering. also, if you can clarify -- you say that people are asking for rental assistance. what has most of the money got to so far? >> the recovery centers -- we have opened up in -- actually, the three states that have been impacted, connecticut, new york, new jersey -- we are using today, because quite honestly, we are doing tents in other places where there is not any power at. as we get more locations, we are looking to announce those. we are incre
we have been pushing as much information as we can out through social media, our own facebook page, but i understand your concern that people don't have power, don't have internet, they are not going to see that. we will be in touch with you and we appreciate the ability to use u.s. another mechanism for our reach. -- use you as another mechanism for our reach. >> we have time for two more questions. >> this is for craig. i want to get an idea, now that people are moving more into...
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host: alex writes in on our facebook page which our viewers can find if you look for c-span and has a question for you, congressman paul. what do you think others should do to advance the cause of liberty? guest: well, they have a personal responsibility and they need to understand that. government reflects the people. if the people assume responsibility for themselves there would be less for the government to do. what we need to do is to restrain the government. and that's what the constitution does. the constitution has no restraints on the people. the restraints are placed on the government, but we don't follow that. so i think it's not trying to get people to realize that self-reliance is better than depending on the government that can only transfer wealth from one group to another and undermine the system. yes, for a while they can get away with it but eventually they'll destroy the currency, they destroy the production in a free market economy, and they have to argue for free market economics and argue for property rights. they have to argue for sound money. they have to argue
host: alex writes in on our facebook page which our viewers can find if you look for c-span and has a question for you, congressman paul. what do you think others should do to advance the cause of liberty? guest: well, they have a personal responsibility and they need to understand that. government reflects the people. if the people assume responsibility for themselves there would be less for the government to do. what we need to do is to restrain the government. and that's what the...